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Fredrik Gertten examines a web of connected social inequalities in Breaking Social, and the writers and protesters drawing attention to abuses of power.
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Subject invites a who's who of the documentary field to consider questions of ethics, representation, and responsible storytelling in non-fiction.
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Journalist and filmmaker Michelle Shephard revisits the tale of her 2010 subject Ismael Abdulle and finds a new and unexpected angle with The Perfect Story.
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Doc Soup returns to Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on October 5 with the Toronto premiere of The Perfect Story, directed by Michelle Shepard.
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Barbara Kopple discusses her documentary New Homeland, which observes a group of young Syrian and Iraqi refugees attend a summer camp in Algonquin Park. The director talks about sharing the kids' story,
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